WHITBY -- Wayne Colley figures he and the Brooklin Redmen still have some unfinished business, and he hopes to put a better bookend to his long association with the senior lacrosse club than that which transpired last year.

Colley had hinted at the end of last season that his time with the team might be nearing an end, but with spring upon us and training camp just around the corner, he now seems as eager as ever for another go-round as the coach and general manager of the storied Major Series Lacrosse club.

Recently retired from his job with the Town of Whitby, the 56-year-old Oshawa resident is pumped about the prospects of the 2014 team, which is adding another injection of youth to a team that finally got over a hump last season and defeated the Peterborough Lakers in a seven-game semifinal.

Trouble was the players had nothing left to give in the final against the Six Nations Chiefs, who swept the Redmen on way to winning the Mann Cup.

“I have some unfinished business,” says Colley, of why he has chosen to return. “I thought we had the team last year to go all the way. We ran into some very timely goaltending from Six Nations and Cody Jamieson, Superman, just stole the whole show. We had a hard, seven-game series with Peterborough and we couldn’t regroup.”

As is always the case, there’s some uncertainty about those who will be returning to the fold, most notably perennial scoring leader Shawn Williams, who has been through a difficult stage with illness with his son Tucker, but whom Colley expects to see back.

Colley is also unsure at this point about the status of Gavin Prout, who for the first time in several years did not play in the National Lacrosse League this winter, and appears to be nearing the end of his career.

“You need guys like (captain) Derek Suddons, Shawn Williams and Gavin, just to lead the young guys,” Colley said, hopeful they will all return. “We have the youngest team in the league and you still need some of that leadership. Those guys are more than capable of doing it.”

Colley is excited about the infusion of young blood, including three members of last year’s Minto Cup-winning Whitby Warriors team, forwards Dan Lintner and Curtis Knight, whom he was able to protect, and defender Graeme Hossack, who has been acquired in a trade with Oakville.

He also expects to have first-round draft pick Jake Weidner, who had 46 goals and 84 points with Brampton Jr. A last season, and a full-time commitment from Kyle Aquin, who joined the team in a trade with Oakville last season.

“That’s all offensive power. Lintner, Knight, Aquin and Weidner, there’s two lefts and two rights right there, so that’ll make a huge difference on the offensive end of it,” says Colley. “On the D side, we were pretty strong, we just needed our goaltending to pick up some needed experience.”

A goalie himself in his playing days, and winner of the Mann Cup MVP in 1985, Colley says he was pleased with the play of youngsters Zach Higgins and Steve Fryer a year ago, but admitted he would upgrade the position with a proven veteran if one became available.

“You can’t worry about what you don’t have, you have to worry about what you do have,” Colley says. “If we can get better from within, that’s fine. We’re probably going to add five, six or maybe even seven new pieces, so we’ll have a very, very hard training camp to make some decisions. I’ve never had that before.”

Training camp opens on May 12 at Iroquois Park Sports Centre, with seven sessions prior to the June 4 opener against the Brampton Excelsiors. All nine home games this season will be on a Wednesday at 8 p.m.